Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!maytag!looking!clarinews From: clarinews@clarinet.com Newsgroups: clari.biz.labor,clari.biz.economy Subject: Unemployment rates by state Keywords: federal government, government operation, employment, labor, domestic economy, economy Message-ID: <1Rjobless-states_a9@clarinet.com> Date: 2 Feb 90 14:39:31 GMT Lines: 16 Approved: clarinews@clarinet.com ACategory: financial Slugword: jobless-states Priority: regular Format: regular X-Supersedes: ANPA: Wc: 151; Id: f0767; Sel: nf--f; Adate: 2-2-935aes Codes: ybgwrxx., yfujrxx., yfedrxx., xxxxxxxx Note: (refiling with correct coding) WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Unemployment rates for January in the 11 most populous states, seasonally adjusted, compared with the previous month and January 1989, as reported by the Labor Department Friday. _S_t_a_t_e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _J_a_n_._ _ _ _D_e_c_._ _ _ _ _J_a_n_._ _8_9 California 5.2 5.3 5.0 Florida 5.5 5.8 5.7 Illinois 6.4 6.3 6.0 Massachusetts 4.5 4.6 3.3 Michigan 8.4 7.2 6.9 New Jersey 4.6 3.7 3.9 New York 4.7 5.5 4.9 North Carolina 3.7 3.2 3.6 Ohio 6.7 6.1 5.9 Pennsylvania 5.2 5.2 4.3 Texas 5.2 6.6 7.0